(1) No person or entity shall erect or occupy any building or structure in the Special Investment Region in contravention of any building norms made by the Regional Development Authority.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other State law for the time being in force, no person or entity shall erect or occupy any building or structure within the Special Investment Region except with the previous permission of the Regional Development Authority.
(3) A person desiring to undertake building operations or erection or occupation of any building or structure in the Special Investment Region referred to in sub-section (2) shall seek prior permission of the Regional Development Authority.
(4) The Regional Development Authority may, after making such inquiry as it deems necessary, grant the permission on such conditions as it may deem fit or refuse to grant such permission.
(5) (a) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Regional Development Authority under sub-section (4) may, within fifteen days (including public holidays) from the date of decision, may prefer an appeal to the Disputes Resolution Forum set up under clause (2) of section
25.
(b) The Disputes Resolution Forum, after hearing the Regional Development Authority and the aggrieved person and considering all relevant facts, may accept or reject the appeal filed under sub-section (5) or modify the decision taken by the Regional Development Authority.
(c) In case of rejection of appeal or modification of the decision of Regional Development Authority under clause (b) above, the aggrieved person may prefer second appeal to the Disputes Settlement Mechanism set up under section 26 within fifteen days (including public holidays) of the decision of the Disputes Resolution Forum.
No erection, etc. by any person or entity without permission of Regional Development Authority.
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(d) The Disputes Settlement Mechanism after hearing the Regional Development Authority and the aggrieved person, may accept or reject the appeal. The decision taken by the Disputes Settlement Mechanism shall be final and binding to the parties.
(6) In case any person does anything contrary to the decision given under sub-section (4) or (5), the Regional Development Authority shall have power to pull down, demolish or remove any erection made contrary to such decision and recover the cost of such pulling down, demolition or removal from the person concerned.
Application of President’s Act No. 27 of
1976.